US7699664B2 - Multipurpose accessory for portable multimedia device - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a multipurpose accessory, and more particularly, to a necklace-type stereo earphone having a multipurpose connection mechanism.
- the present invention has been made in an effort to solve the above problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a multipurpose accessory for a portable multimedia device that is capable of increasing usage duration of the portable multimedia device regardless of its product life cycle by adding supplementary functions to an earphone.
- the multipurpose accessory includes: a case; a multipurpose connector extruded at one side of the case for electrically connecting a multimedia device to the multipurpose accessory; an audio connector extruded near the multipurpose connector for connecting an audio output of the multimedia device to the multipurpose accessory; a first cord extended at an opposite side of the case and connected to the audio connector: a second cord extended at the opposite side of the case and connected to the audio connector and having a USB connector at a distal end; and a pair of earpieces electrically connected to the first and second cords for outputting audio signals in the form of audible sound waves.
- the multipurpose accessory may further include a USB cover formed at a distal end of the first cord, the USB cover being engaged with the USB connector to form a loop with the first and second cords.
- the USB connector is provided with a tapered groove and the USB cover is provided with an elastic hook engaged with the groove and a push button for pushing the hook.
- the multipurpose accessory may further include a printed circuit board contained in the case, the printed circuit board electrically connecting the audio connector to the earpieces and electrically connecting the multipurpose connector to the USB connector.
- the first cord may encapsulate a left audio wire
- the second cord may encapsulate a pair of data wires, a pair of power wires, and a right audio wire connected to corresponding pins of the USB connector.
- the multipurpose accessory may still further include a pair of extension cords branched out from the first and second cords and connected to the earpieces at distal ends, respectively, and a pair of dividers for branching out the extension cords from the first and second cords.
- the multipurpose accessory further includes a cord length adjuster mounted on the first cord.
- an earphone having left and right earpieces.
- the earphone includes: a connection module for connecting the earphone to an external multimedia device; a left cord connecting the left earpiece to the connection module for receiving a left audio signal from the multimedia device; a right cord connecting the right earpiece to the connection module for receiving a right audio signal from the multimedia device; and a first neck cord branched out from the right cord, the first neck cord having a USB connector at a distal end.
- the earphone may further include a second neck cord branched out from the left cord and having a holder for holding the USB connector.
- connection module may include an audio connector for electrically connecting the left and right earpieces to left and right audio output pins of the multimedia device.
- the connection module includes a multipurpose connector having a pair of audio pins for electrically connecting the earpieces to a pair of audio output pins of the multimedia device and a pair of power pins for electrically connecting the USB connector to a pair of charging input pins of the multimedia device.
- the multipurpose connector may further include a pair of data pins for electrically connecting the USB connector to a pair of data input/output pins of the multimedia device.
- connection module may include a multipurpose connector including a pair of power pins for electrically connecting the USB connector to a pair of charging input pins of the multimedia device.
- the multipurpose connector may further include a pair of power pins for electrically connecting the USB connector to a pair of data input/output pins of the multimedia device.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified top view illustrating a connection module of a multipurpose accessory according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view illustrating a lanyard module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 3 a is a perspective view illustrating the lanyard module of FIG. 2 :
- FIG. 3 b is a perspective view illustrating the USB connector of FIG. 2 .
- FIG. 4 is a top plan view illustrating a multipurpose accessory connected with a portable multimedia device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a multipurpose accessory connected to a PC and a portable multimedia device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a multipurpose accessory connected to a car charger, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified top view illustrating a connection module of a multipurpose accessory according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 is a top plan view illustrating a lanyard module according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the multipurpose accessory can be implemented as an accessory device that is tightly connected to a portable multimedia device and charged by the multimedia device without an additional power cable, whereby the multipurpose accessory can be designed with a slim and compact contour while maintaining a tight integration of multiple functions.
- the multipurpose accessory includes the connection module and the lanyard module.
- the connection module includes a casing 12 , a multi-connector 4 extruded at one side of the casing 12 for connecting the multipurpose accessory to a multimedia device (such as an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP), and a mobile phone) having a connection slot in which the multi-connector 4 is inserted, an audio connector 1 extruded in the same direction with that of the multi-connector 4 for receiving an audio signal from the multimedia device, an audio cord 10 extruded from the casing 12 at an opposite side of the audio connector 1 , and a data cord 11 extracted at an opposite side of the multi-connector 4 .
- a multimedia device such as an MP3 player, a portable multimedia player (PMP), and a mobile phone
- the lanyard module includes the audio cord 10 and the data cord 11 extended from the connection module, a USB connector 18 provided at a distal end of the data cord 11 , a USB cover 19 provided at a distal end of the audio cord 10 so as to hook on with the USB connector 18 , a left earpiece 13 branched out from the audio cord 10 for outputting a left audio signal from the multimedia device, and a right earpiece 14 branched out from the data cord 11 for outputting a right audio signal from the multimedia device.
- the USB connector 18 enables a necklace-type earphone to electrically connect the multimedia device to a personal computer (PC) for data communication.
- the audio cord 10 and the data cord 11 are provided with respective hooks 15 for seating the left and right earpieces 13 and 14 .
- FIGS. 3 a and 3 b are perspective views illustrating the lanyard module of FIG. 2 .
- the USB connector 18 is provided with a groove 18 a tapered at a predetermined angle and the USB cover 19 is provided with a hook 21 such that the hook 21 can be elastically engaged with the groove 18 a .
- the USB cover 19 is provided with a push button 19 a for disengaging the hook 21 from the groove 18 a.
- the hook 21 is made in the form of a plate spring having a protrusion 21 a such that the protrusion 21 a is inserted into the groove 18 a by the elastic force of the plate spring, and the engagement is released by pushing a push part 21 b of the hook 21 by the push button 19 a.
- the connection module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) 9 having circuitry establishing a left audio link 2 connecting a left audio pin of the audio connector 1 to a left audio wire encapsulated in the audio cord 10 , a right audio link 3 connecting a right audio pin of the audio connector 1 to a right audio wire encapsulated in the data cord 11 , a pair of data links 6 and 7 connecting the data pins of the multi-connector 4 to corresponding data pins of the USB connector 18 through data wires encapsulated in the data cord 11 , and a pair of power links 5 and 8 connecting the power pins of the multi-connector 4 to corresponding power pins of the USB connector 18 through positive and negative power wires encapsulated in the data cord 11 .
- PCB printed circuit board
- the left audio signal is delivered to the left earpiece 13 via the left audio pin of the audio connector 1 , the PCB 9 , and the left audio wire of the audio cord 10
- the right audio signal is delivered to the right earpiece 14 via the right audio pin of the audio connector 1 , the PCB 9 , and the right audio wire of the data cord 11 .
- the left and right audio links 2 and 3 are extended to the left and right earpieces 13 and 14 via respective extension cords 13 a and 14 a branched out from the audio cord 10 and the data cord 11 , respectively, the extension cords 13 a and 14 a being branched out from the audio cord 10 and the data cord 11 by means of dividers 22 and 20 , respectively.
- the audio cord 10 can be adjusted with a cord length adjusting means 31 that slides along the audio cord 10 .
- the multipurpose accessory of the present invention is provided with a USB connector 18 and a multi-connector 4 for connecting a PC and a multimedia device, as well as the audio connector 1 .
- the USB connector 18 and the multi-connector 4 establish a data link and a power link between the multimedia device and the PC such that the multimedia device can perform data communication with the PC through the data link and can be charged through the power link without an additional data cable or power cable.
- the multipurpose connector can be one of a 30 pin connector, a 24 pin connector, a 22 pin connector, and a 10 pin connector. Also, the multi-connector 4 can be implemented to be coupled with various connector converters for increasing the connection capability of the multipurpose accessory.
- the multipurpose accessory is provided with the audio cord 10 and data cord 11 that are coupled with each other at their distal ends while its audio connector and multipurpose connector are connected to the portable multimedia device such that the multipurpose accessory can be worn around a user's neck to carry the portable multimedia device.
- FIG. 4 is a top plan view illustrating the multipurpose accessory connected with a portable multimedia device, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the multipurpose accessory is connected to the portable multimedia device by means of the connection module, and the USB connector 18 is coupled with the USB cover 19 .
- the left audio pin of the audio connector 1 is connected to the left earpiece 13 through the left audio link 2 and the right audio pin of the audio connector 1 is connected to the right earpiece 14 such that the audio signals from a portable multimedia device 30 are output through the left and right earpieces 13 and 14 in the form of audible sound waves.
- FIG. 5 is a top plan view illustrating the multipurpose accessory connected to a PC and a portable multimedia device, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- the USB connector 18 and the USB cover 19 are disengaged.
- the USB connector 18 provided at the end of the data cord 11 is inserted into a USB slot of the PC such that the data pins of the USB connector 18 are connected to the corresponding data pins of the multipurpose connector through the data wires encapsulated in the data cord 11 resulting in establishment of data links 6 and 7 , and the power pins of the USB connector 18 are connected to the corresponding power pins of the multi-connector 4 through the five wires encapsulated in the data cord 11 .
- the portable multimedia device 30 can be an MP3 player, a PMP, a digital camera, a mobile phone, or other audio/video devices, and the power charging and data communication can be performed at the same time.
- the USB connector 18 and the USB cover 19 are provided with a tapered groove 18 a , an elastic hook 21 , and a push button 19 a for preventing unwanted disengagement when the USB connector 18 and the USB cover 19 are engaged with each other.
- the audio cord 10 is provided with a cord length adjusting means 31 that slides along the audio cord 10 such that the length of the audio cord 10 can be adjusted by sliding the length adjusting means 31 .
- FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating the multipurpose accessory connected to a car charger, according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
- the multipurpose accessory can be connected to a car charger 40 by coupling the USB connector 18 with a USB slot 41 provided at a distal end of the car charger 40 such that a portable multimedia device 30 connected to the multipurpose accessory by means of the connection module can be charged. That is, the multipurpose accessory according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention can be used as a power cord for in-car charging a portable multimedia device 30 connected to the multipurpose accessory.
- the multipurpose accessory of the present invention can be used as a power cord for charging a portable multimedia device and for bridging data between a PC and a portable device, as well as for listening to music.
- the multipurpose accessory of the present invention is capable of increasing usage duration of a portable multimedia device regardless of its product life cycle, thereby saving money for purchasing newly issued portable multimedia devices and increasing utilization of the portable multimedia device.
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